Animal BIO
Origin
Boselaphus tragocamelus, also called the nilgai antelope, evolved in penninsular India during the Tertiary geological period, where they are also currently found. They were imported to the United States as zoo animals before the mid-1920s and released into Texas about 1930.
Description
A sturdy thin-legged antelope, the nilgai is characterized by a sloping back, a deep neck with a white patch on the throat, a short mane of hair behind and along the back ending behind the shoulder, and around two white spots each on its face, ears, cheeks, lips and chin.
